Describes study in which 80 criteria of physician performance were collected from 205 Utah physicians. These criteria were then weighted by 3 techniques, analyzed, and then classified in terms of their importance and variability of their weights. Part of a larger study, "Measurement and Prediction of Physician Performance, supported by the U.S.…

A comparison of Odiorne's and Drucker's positions on management by objectives, contending that Odiorne's position is mechanistic, with heavy emphasis on measurement, while Drucker's position poses problems in long-range goal measurement and qualitative performance. The author explores the implications of these positions in practice and for the…

A position paper developed from the Central California Council of Teachers of English Curriculum Study Commission special invitational conference April 3-5, 1971. A reply to educational engineers and their request for cost per unit of learning. (RB)

Although article is directed specifically towards improving sales techniques through self evaluation, it discusses various autoinstructional aids that could be applied to other fields. These include self-ranking against an objectives" grid, forced and multiple choice quizzes and the sentence-completion approach. (PD)

Results of the study support the findings that transfer students falter most frequently during their initial term or two, and then adjust rapidly to their new environment. (Author)

Discusses school supervision systems and methods of implementation. (AN)

Article presents an approach to establishing an equitable reimbursement schedule that captures both the essence and the purposes of performance contracting. (Authors)

A marketing plan which sharpens objectives, guides policies, and coordinates efforts should be applied to admissions procedures. (Editor)

Department chairmen must be careful to give valid and pertinent information when recommending a professor for promotion. (HS)

A technique for determining student grades in a broad, multifaceted training program. (HS)

The author discusses various characteristics and studies that suggest what a good school is. He also gives various criteria for judging a good school. (MF)